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27% of three-year-olds have tooth decay
More than 20% of eight-year-olds, 50% of 12-year-olds and 75% of 15-year-olds have experienced decay in their permanent teeth. Tooth decay is the most common chronic disease of childhood and the level of tooth decay is higher among Irish children than their UK counterparts, according to a leading researcher on oral health. Dr Carmel Parnell, […]
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Nothing Like a Guiness Beer with a Fluoride Chaser
GUINNESS gives you a good pint and fluoride, much to the annoyance of a Dublin nun spearheading an anti-fluoride campaign. Guinness Ireland has disclosed that Dublin stout can have as much as six times the fluoride level of stout brewed in London. The reason: the Park Royal Brewery in London uses unfluoridated water in a […]
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Teenagers’ teeth are rotting, say dentists
THREE out of four Irish 15-year-olds now have rotting teeth, according to dentists. The Irish Dental Association (IDA) also warned that government cutbacks were having a major impact on the oral health of children. IDA official Rosarii McCafferty said fewer schoolchildren would be able to afford to see a dentist in the future. The association, […]
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Deadly chemical found on farm in Castlecomer
THE presence of a dangerous, highly toxic and cancer-causing substance has been identified as one of the main causes of health problems on a North Kilkenny farm. The levels of the extremely dangerous chemical element were the highest ever recorded in this country. After 19 long years, experts have finally discovered what has been causing […]
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Fluoride Insight [response to “upsurge in hip fractures”]
Further to your report Doctors ‘struggling to cope’ with upsurge in hip fractures (News, last week), the republic of Ireland is the most fluoridated country in the world. There is well documented epidemiological literature associating hip and other fractures with drinking-water fluoridation. It would be most illuminating to compare the reported hip fracture rates with […]
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Doctors ‘struggling to cope’ with upsurge in hip fractures
Doctors at Dublin’s Mater hospital say a national strategy is needed to cope with the burden that hip fractures will place on the health system as Ireland’s population ages and life expectancy increases. They predict a doubling in the annual number of hip fractures in less than 20 years, and warn that facilities are struggling […]
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New guidelines issued for topical fluorides
New guidelines on the use of topical fluorides for the prevention of tooth decay in Irish children and adolescents are now available. The aim of the guidelines is to maximise the benefits from the use of topical fluorides for Irish children under the age of 16 years. The guidelines cover fluoride-containing toothpastes and mouthrinses, as […]
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Boil water notice lifted in Limerick
OVER 700 householders and businesses in Adare, who were advised last Friday to boil their tap water before drinking it, were advised yesterday evening that the water has got the all-clear. Donal Brennan, senior engineer with Limerick County Council, confirmed the good news after a meeting between council and HSE officials. Following a meeting on […]
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Huge health risk in Limerick water, claims MEP
PEOPLE across Limerick are facing huge health risks every time they sip a glass of water, according to Independent MEP Kathy Sinnott. After chairing a meeting in the city this week, Ms Sinnott, who represents Limerick and the South of Ireland in the European Parliament, has called for a full investigation into Ireland’s policy over […]
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Sinnott to speak in Limerick tonight on water quality
INDEPENDENT MEP Kathy Sinnott is set to speak about the “cumulative poison” being added to Irish tap water at a public meeting in the city this Monday night. Ms Sinnott, who represents the south of Ireland in the European Parliament, is a long time opponent to the use of fluoride in public water supplies. “As […]
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